India
Search Continues For Missing Climbers
Indian air force pilots found five bodies during their search for eight missing climbers who were hit by an avalanche as they began climbing Nanda Devi, India’s second highest mountain. The climbers were last heard from on May 26th. Among those missing are 2 U.S. citizens, 4 Britons, an Indian, and an Australian. The bodies sighted by the helicopters were found along the same route the missing team followed. It is expected that the 3 remaining crew members’ bodies will be found in the same area, and authorities are still trying to determine how to retrieve the bodies as helicopters cannot safely land amidst the region’s heavy snowfall and winds.
This map depicts where the climbers went missing in the Nanda Devi region. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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United Kingdom
Trump Visits the UK
President Donald Trump arrived in London yesterday to kick off a three-day state visit to the United Kingdom. After meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, the president spent the majority of his time on Monday taking part in various royal ceremonies and traditional pageantry. Following a meeting today with Prime Minister Theresa May, the President will attend a commemoration tomorrow honoring the 75th anniversary of D-Day. He is also expected to visit Ireland and France later in the week.
This map depicts the locations and timeline of the first two days of President Trump’s visit to the UK. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: The Sun
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India
Extreme Heat Wave
Sweltering weather continues to grip the northern regions of India and Pakistan for the second week running, as temperatures climbed to over 120 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius) this past weekend and resulted in dozens of deaths. According to weather monitoring site El Dorado, 10 out of the 15 hottest cities in the world in the past 24 hours were in India alone, with 3 in Pakistan. Meteorologists point to the record slow start to the monsoon season, which usually tempers the extreme heat.
This map depicts the ten hottest cities in India since the heat wave began. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What is the world’s largest landlocked country?
A: Kazakhstan
With an area of 2,724,900 km², Kazakhstan, located in Central Asia, is also the ninth largest country in the world. It borders China, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Russia, and has a population of 16,372,000.
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Q: What geologic landform sits directly on the border of Chile and Bolivia?
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